Luxor and aswan

Aswan – this is the most important city in the hot south of the country. Its current history is related to the creation of the Great Dam on the Nile. The reason for many tourists coming here are the archaeological sites of Abu Simbel and the temples on the island of Philae (they had to be moved during the construction of the dam), and a special attraction – a cruise on the Nile. Lake Nasser stretches across the south of Aswan, bordering Sudan. In the city itself you can admire the historic buildings, and on the islands located on the Nile – Nubian villages and ancient ruins.

Luxor – a city on the Nile located in the central part of the country, on the territory of the ancient capital – Thebes. For millennia, Egypt’s rulers have built numerous temples, palaces and tombs here. The most interesting place is the Luxor Temple, located 3 km from Karnak, where the most famous building is the one dedicated to the most important of gods – Amon Ra. On the other side of the Nile stretched Western Thebes, where the burial place of former rulers is located – the Valley of the Kings with the tombs of Ramses the Great or Tutankhamen. Nearby is the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, which are the only remnants of a larger complex of buildings.